Dreamweaver MX 2004 in 10 Steps or Less

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Summary: pragmatic approach
Review: This book is another in the Wiley series of "10 simple steps". Here, Evans offer some 250 hacks that answer common Dreamweaver problems. All characterised by a 2 page solution of some 10 steps. If you are new to Dreamweaver, and have perhaps just read a quick overview of it, but are still shaky on the details, then the very specific nature of the book may be a good complement to your background. There is no overarching, complex theme in this book. No grand explanation of the Dreamweaver framework.

Evans does assume some simple familiarity. But the task oriented nature of the hacks does not seem to require much more.

In some ways, I suspect this book is a reaction against the necessary but voluminous texts that give a definitive rendition of Dreamweaver's capabilities. While those are indeed necessary, there seems to be a market demand for simpler and easier texts like this.